Step 4: Adding some flair

Step 5: Fin

Wa-La, I wanted to make bunny ears but its too late. Good night. Oh, afteryou make the basic hat, just go crazy.

The cost of this project is probably around 6 dollars tops.You can find everything at Wal-mart, if you can't just buya fleece blanket like me.

Fleeceneedle and thread or a sewing machinescissorspencil(optional)ruler(optional)

Fun fleece beanies that are quick to make, fleece is awesome because it doesn'travel. I wish I had a sewing machine but I'm never in one place, so I alwayshave a needle and thread handy, besides it shows like the work you put intoit.

Step 1: Measuring your noggin

Wrap a straight edge round your head, about where you want it to coveryour forehead. Make sure its not too tight unless you want it that way,the tighter the more warm I suppose. Fleece is really stretchy, at leastin one direction, but its stretchy none the less so mismeasurements dont matter at all. After you measure how big your head is, measurehow long you want it to me, just remember at the top you have to roundthe corners to make it fit to your head, you lose length. Sew.

Step 2: Prep for fitting

After that you should have a bag sorta thing with two openings. Use the line you already sewed as the middle and flatten it out, the line you sewedis the back. So match the the top of the sewed part to the front and sewa loop, then fold the two other sides equally and loop it again and end it.Now you have four corner thingies that are even. Real beanies have like 6-8sewn curves. Four is fast and easier.

Step 3: Fitting the beanie

Depending on the shape of your head, figure out the angle or curve you wantto cut the corners. The first one I ever did I put it on my friend's head and sewedit to the contours of his head, but if you do this, be careful of sewing in hair. If youmake a hat like me, then the accuracy of the curves really dont matter. Figureout the first curve, cut, fold to the other, cut, repeat then sew.

I'm a n00b when it comes to sewing this stuff. I'm making a smurf hat for a friend using your method with part of a torn bedsheet, so it's a thinner cotton rather than fleece. I have the "bag sorta thing" ready, but I don't understand what you mean as far as closing the top opening and sewing a "loop."